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Vision vs. Mission | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

It’s important to understand that vision statements are design oriented, while mission statements are execution oriented. In fact, it is the corporate vision that should determine its mission. The vision is bigger picture and future oriented, while the mission is more immediately focused on the present.

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Success vs. Significance | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

At first it was an unconscious sense of it, but some years back, after spending several months doing an exercise from Stephen Covey on designing a personal mission statement, that purpose became conscious. I write about the importance of that purpose for one's success and satisfaction on my blog this month (www.empireofhope.com).

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Drinking the Talent Kool-Aid | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Even worse is when those sound-bites are used in an attempt to make statements which embolden a corporate position that doesn’t really even exist to begin with. I Think Not. Whos Reading N2growth Twitter Updates mikemyatt: Poor work requries a lot of explanation beca. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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5 Questions to Ask About Corporate Culture to Get Beyond the Usual Meaningless Blather

Harvard Business Review

There aren’t many leaders who would disagree with the idea that a healthy, productive culture is a defining element of business success. Yet I’ve seen so many companies with lofty-sounding “mission statements” and “core values” that have the most toxic workplaces imaginable.

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Reinventing the Chief Marketing Officer: An Interview with Unilever CMO Keith Weed

Harvard Business Review

We very much want consumers to buy and use our products. We just want to make sure our products are a better, more sustainable alternative to what they would use otherwise. That means innovating products to reduce their impact and changing consumer behavior about how to use products. Don’t get me wrong!

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44 Content Marketing Agencies Defined by 65 Marketers

Miles Anthony Smith

Most customers are interested in your content first (how much you know about their pain points) before purchasing your products or services. Siege Media stands out from the rest by innovating the way they create their content. You (Inhouse) Sometimes the best content comes from those who know your product or service best, you.

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